Favoring brokers over consumers
Letter to the Editor
By Inman News, Friday, May 15, 2009.Re: 'NAR to revisit IDX indexing policy' (May 13)
Dear Editor:
Enforcement of this policy is crazy. How can a broker's or an agent's Web site move toward equal footing with Realtor.com, Trulia and Zillow without being able to provide the information that the consumer is looking for on our sites?
It continues to amaze me that once again we are choosing not to put the consumer's wants and needs first and are more concerned about a broker's rights regarding display of their listings.
John Graham
Realtor
Dickson Realty
Reno, Nev.
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Submitted by Bruce Hahn on May 15, 2009 - 4:00am.
American Homeowners Grassroots Alliance
I agree.
The hypocrisy is amazing, and reflects the same cavalier attitude towards the industry's customers that leads to juicy exposes' on 60 Minutes, etc..
Submitted by Donald S. Teel on May 17, 2009 - 11:09am.
Let's get real about the tension that has been underway and increasing since about 1994 with the first use of the Internet as a property advertisement tool.
NAR has been trying to figure out who it should be loyal to, Broker/Owners, who used to control the MLS property information data or, the consumer, who is systematically rejecting our control-based business models.
For us at www.e-Partner.com the choice isn't an "either or" dilema, but a "both-and" solution.
See the current post entitle, "Brokers, Boards, Books and Buildings" at www.REALonomics.net.
We (the industry participants) should be demanding that NAR empower Broker/Owners who are willing to create and sustain consumer-centric business models. This is the "both-and" solution we are referring.
The tougher the market gets, the more we believe, NAR will abandon its historical commitment to Broker/Owners in favor of its own survival.
We hope not.
Donald Teel - Founder
e-Partner
www.ePartnerUSA.com
REALonomics
www.REALonomics.net
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